Remove MPC Adcleaner (Complete Uninstall)

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MPC Adcleaner (also known as More Powerful Cleaner) is a PUP. The abbreviation stands for “potentially unwanted program” and this pest is indeed unwanted. It’s supposed to help you “say goodbye to Web ads and Popup windows”. However, MPC Adcleaner does the exact opposite. Don’t even for a second believe this program’s empty promises and bogus functionalities. You’re dealing with a virus. It was developed by cyber criminals in order to serve their malicious purposes. Hence, improving your browsing experience has absolutely nothing to do with MPC Adcleaner. Don’t be gullible to think this program would be beneficial for you. If anything, it’s only beneficial for hackers. As soon as the virus gets installed, it starts messing with your browser settings. Your permission, authorization or even consent is irrelevant. Unfortunately, your online activities are now entirely into the hands of hackers. Quite a frightening thought, isn’t it? Crooks inject your browsers with commercials. They constantly redirect you to unknown, unsafe websites. In addition, hackers spy on your browsing-related information. All these shenanigans only have one goal –  to help cyber criminals gain revenue. We’re getting to the simple, prosaic reason why this pest was created. Money. Are you familiar with the pay-per-click mechanism? It allows crooks to gain profit by generating commercials. That explains the never-ending parade of ads generated by MPC Adcleaner. It’s quite ironic that the parasite originally promised to remove useless ads. In reality, it generates them. It might also display fake software updates and other third-party web links. The virus may also install additional toolbars and modify your PC settings further. Its presence slows down the computer speed significantly. Your overwhelmed browsers might begin to crash and freeze as well. Your Internet connection is unstable. In addition, MPC Adcleaner might generate bogus warnings and fictional security alerts. It serves as a back door to malware. It also jeopardizes your privacy by stealing personal data. Long story short, MPC Adcleaner is a complete and utter pest. It simply doesn’t belong on your computer system so you shouldn’t keep it there. Remember, this program only becomes more and more dangerous as time passes. Do the right thing concerning your security and get rid of it ASAP.

How did I get infected with MPC Adcleaner?

You’re not going to like the answer to that question. MPC Adcleaner is a typical PC virus so it travels the Web in silence. That means you installed the parasite without knowing it. You see, there are many effective virus infiltration techniques out there. Furthermore, hackers are full of ideas when it comes to spreading malware. Take bundled programs, for instance. Do you often check out the software you’re about to install beforehand? No? Then it’s very likely that MPC Adcleaner was attached to some unverified bundle. Watch our for malware, especially if the programs come for free. Free of charge and infection-free are two drastically different categories. Thus, pay attention to the freeware and shareware bundles you may come across online. Chances are, there’s at least one highly undesirable “bonus” program in the bundle. Unless you deselect it on time, you end up infecting your own PC. Opt for the Advanced or Custom option in the Setup Wizard. Also, go through the Terms and Conditions or EULA (End User License Agreement). There’s no such thing as being too cautious online so make no mistake.

Why is MPC Adcleaner dangerous?

MPC Adcleaner pretends to be something it isn’t. The virus installs a browser extension behind your back. It corrupts all three of the most popular browsers out there. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer all fall victims to the parasite. This isn’t regular optimization software. This is a sneaky PC infection that could (and will) cause you damage. As mentioned already, the virus generates sponsored (and unreliable) commercials. It also redirects you to suspicious websites. This way you’re helping hackers gain effortless profit online. Are you willing to become a sponsor of greedy cyber criminals? If not, it’s time to take care of your machine. MPC Adcleaner brings along nothing but trouble so don’t hesitate. To top it all, the virus sends your browsing-related data straight to hackers. Crooks get access to your browsing history, search queries, email addresses, passwords, usernames, etc. It goes without saying hackers could easily sell your information to unreliable third parties. To delete this sneaky intruder manually, please follow our detailed removal guide down below.

How Can I Remove MPC Adcleaner?

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the MPC Adcleaner infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

• Open your task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Locate the process of fileopenerpro.exe and kill it

• Open your windows registry editor by typing”regedit” in the windows search box

Navigate to (Depending on your OS version)

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

and delete the display Name: MPC Adcleaner

Simultaneously press the Windows Logo Button and then “R” to open the Run Command

Type “Appwiz.cpl”

Locate the MPC Adcleaner program and click on uninstall/change. To facilitate the search you can sort the programs by date. Review the most recent installed programs first. In general you should remove all unknown programs.

Navigate to C:/Program Files and delete MPC Adcleaner folder. Double check with any antimalware program for any leftovers. Keep your software up-to date!